NEW LONDON >> A resident, armed with a handgun, stopped an early-morning attack on his roommate, police said.

An unnamed 15-year-old was charged with breaking into the house on Crystal Avenue just before 3 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the teen, who was armed with a knife and gun, assaulted a resident in a first-floor bedroom.

According to police, the attack awakened the upstairs roommate, who came downstairs armed with a handgun and confronted the teen.

The attacker complied with an order to remain still until officers arrived.